We are given the record sales of varous types.
67 million records were sold.
We are asked to find out how many more Pop/Rock records than Soul records were sold in the year?
From the given information we see that
Pop/Rock records = 56%
Let's find out 56% of 67 million
[tex]67\times\frac{56}{100}=37.52\: \text{million}[/tex]
Sour records = 17%
Let's find out 17% of 67 million
[tex]67\times\frac{17}{100}=11.39\: \text{million}[/tex]
Now find the difference between Pop/Rock records and Soul records
[tex]difference=37.52-11.39=26.1\: \text{million}[/tex]
Therefore, about 26.1 million more Pop/Rock rethan Soul records were sold in the year
